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Avalanche kills seven in Japan: police

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AFP Tokyo
Last Updated : Nov 23 2013 | 7:25 PM IST
Seven people died after being hit by an avalanche today on a mountain in Japan's central Toyama prefecture, local police said.
The seven -- four men and three women -- were climbing or skiing when the avalanche, an estimated 30 metres wide and 600 metres long, hit on a western slope of the 2,860-metre-high Mt Masago, police said.
They were taken to hospital by helicopter but were confirmed dead, police said.
A local police officer said rescuers were continuing the search as it was not clear if there were any other people on the mountain at the time of the avalanche.

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First Published: Nov 23 2013 | 7:25 PM IST

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